The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, July 26.-Lord Charles
Beresford, Lord of the Admiralty, has
resigned. He has been requested to
withdraw his resignation. The cause
for the resignation was a minor breach
of etiquette at Spithead during the
naval review last Saturday, when
private signal made by Lord Charles
from the Royal was converted into a
public signal. 1t is described
as follows: While the Queen was
receiving the Captains of the feet in
the saloon Of the Royal yacht Albert
and Victoria, Lord Charles Beresford,
who was on the yacht, signalled to the
Enchantress, aboard which his wife
was, the following message: "Tell
Lady Charles to 60 Immediately aboard
the Lancashire Witch, where I will
Join her." The Captain of the En-
chantress, when the signal was given,
thought of course that it was special
royal command, but as the mes
sage was slowly spelled out,
he became greatly enraged: He
had, however, to smother his
feelings, not daring to report Lord
Charles in view of his position as a
Lord of the Admiralty. The Captain
could not refrain, however, from COM
planning privately to his friends, and in
this way reporter of the Times learn
ed of the incident. The result was the
publication of the whole story in Mon
days issue of the Times. Lord Charles
then had no option but to resign. The
incident is believed to be unparalleled:
Disciplinarians declare that Lord
Charles conduct was virtually gross
insult to the Queen. The permanent
officials of the Admiralty Office it is
said are delighted over the position in
which the Performer Beresford" is
placed by the affair.
BALFOUR'S REPLY.
LONDON, July 26.-Mr. Balfour.
Chief Secretary for Ireland, in reply to
question in the HouseSof Commonsthis
afternoon defended the proclaiming
under the Crime Act of the counties in
Ireland which are in a partially desert
ed state. He said that it was true that
| the public statistics of Crime did not
l indicate a serious state of things In
Ireland, but he reminded the House
that besides the recorded outrages the
Government were guided by other in
| formation furnished by responsible of
ficers. The Government could not adj
NIT, however, that the constitutions
liberties Iof any body were taken away
by the proclaiming Of the counties
(Cries Of ooh oh" and cheers.l
TO BE COMPLETED.
/ PARIS. July 26.-The Government
has decided TO complete the grea
works on the Seine at Havre. 1t il
proposed to expend 5000 GOO francs
on the works.
i DANGER APPREHENDED.
CITY OF MEXICO, July ga renew
al OF the heavy rains which the sewer
were unable to take care of, causes ap
prehension for the safety of the city IL
case Lake Tezcoco should overflow tn;
low lying country between it and thu
city. The reports to-day are that TIN
lake has risen to the level Of the city
There is asspopular demand for the rapit
completion of the drainage works
work which Is to be undertaken by tn
Cleveland syndicate have already beeI
placed.
RIGHT OF WAY GRANTED.
| PANAMA, July 26.-The Columbian
Government has granted to the Cen
trail and South American Telegraph
Company authority to establish an.
operate a telegraph line across tn
Isthmus of Panama, and to extend it
cables from its connection on the At
Iantic coast of South America.
FRIENDLY TO KNIGHTS.
i ROME, July 26.-The Pope has de
cided that ther els no ground for Papa
interference with the Knights of Labo
question.
ANTRIM PROCLAIMED.
/ DUBLIN, July 25.-The County O
Antrim has been proclaimed under th
Grimes act.
NAPTHA SPRINGS ON FIRE.
ST. PETERSBURG, July Pa dis
patch from NiZhnee, Novgorod, state
that the large naptha spring, contain
ing / ,0O0, 900 pounds of naptha at Bale
j chua, twenty miles northwest of Nizh
, nee, NoVgorod, is ON fire. The fame
! have spread TO the structure encIosin
the other springs.
A FEARFUL LOSS Of LIFE.
SAN Francisco, July 25.-The Pa
5 cific mail steamer City of Rio d
? | Janeiro, arrived last night, bringin
Hong Kong advices to July L, an
Yokchoma news Of July Q. By th
{ loss of the steamer Sir John LaWrenC
2 in the Bay of Bengal 500 lives wel
q | lost. mainly pilgrims, Of the best fan
g lilies In Bengal. From the 21st to th
|. 18th of May, cyclone ragged in tI
, Bay of Bengal with disastrous resu
# to shipping and attended with gre:
II loss OF life. The storm was the 81
# yeTest experienced IN that quart
S since 1886.
IL THE BILL DENOUNCED.
d LONDON, July pa protest again
)e the Irish Crimes Act amendment b
o. 1.-THE Coercion Bill has been Issue
D. oyer the signatures OF the Earl
re Granville and twenty eight IdbeI
at Peers, including the Earl Of RoseberT
TO the Marquis Of Ripon, the Earl OF XII
" berry and Earl Spencer. The prote
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